Nearly 145,000 Thai visitors to Da Nang in the first 6 months of the year

Mai Hương |

In the first 6 months of 2024, nearly 145,000 Thai tourists visited Da Nang, accounting for 7.2% of total international visitors to Da Nang.

Currently, Da Nang has 15 FDI ​​projects invested by Thai enterprises in the city, focusing on the fields of trade, retail, manufacturing, garment, design, construction, and information technology.

Thai tourists traveling to Da Nang have grown positively through the East-West Economic Corridor and direct flights from Da Nang to Thailand operated by Bangkok Airways, Air Asia, and VietjetAir.

In the first 6 months of 2024, there were nearly 145,000 Thai tourists coming to Da Nang, accounting for 7.2% of the total number of international visitors to Da Nang and ranking 3rd in the top 10 market share of international visitors to Da Nang.

The Thai tourist market has grown strongly, rising to 3rd place, replacing Japan in the structure of tourist nationality.

Thi truong khach Thai Lan tang truong manh, vuon len vi tri thu 3 thay the Nhat Ban trong co cau quoc tich khach. Anh minh hoa: Thuy Trang
The Thai tourist market has grown strongly, rising to the third position, replacing Japan in the structure of tourist nationality. Illustration photo: Thuy Trang

Activities to promote, advertise and introduce Vietnamese tourism in Thailand have been continuously strengthened through participation in tourism fairs, organizing tourism promotion roadshows, welcoming many famtrip groups, businesses and investors from Thailand to survey destinations.

In the coming time, Da Nang hopes that the Thai Government will coordinate and promote Thai and Vietnamese airlines to open more direct flights from Thailand to Da Nang.

According to Vice Chairwoman of Da Nang City Nguyen Thi Anh Thi, every year Da Nang City organizes the Investment, Trade and Tourism Fair on the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) in August; this is an opportunity for businesses from localities on the EWEC to introduce their products and connect with each other.

The East-West Economic Corridor route from Khon Kaen - Thailand, through Laos, to Da Nang Port is very convenient.

Therefore, Da Nang City hopes that Thai business associations will encourage businesses to explore the market, participate in fairs and exhibitions of each other's goods, in order to strengthen cooperation in investment, trade, tourism, and together effectively exploit EWEC. At the same time, learn about investment in Da Nang's strong areas...

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